Railroad-rail joint.



No. 739,463. l -PATENTBD SEPT.. 22, 1903. 3. A. WEBER,

RAILROAD RAIL JOINT.

APPLIGATIQN FILED FEB. 3. 1902.

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* wlTm-:vssEs: L a INVENTOR- ewyenaegy msATRNEYs UNITED vSTATES Patented September 22, 1903'.

PATENT OFFICE;

GEORGE A. WERE-R, OEISTAMEORD,CONNECTICUT, AssIeNoR To THE WEBER RAILWAY JOINT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N Y., A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

' RAILROAD-RAIL JOINT.

SPECIFICATION `forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,463, dated September 22, 1903. d

Applicant inea. February 3,1902. serai No. 92.291. (Nomad.)

.To a/ZZ whom it' may concern:4

Be it known that I, .GEORGE A. WEBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stamford, county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railroad-rail joints.`

I will describe a railroad-rail joint embodying my invention and then point ont the novel f features thereof in the claims.

' a top plan view of ajrailroad-rail joint em- IIS bodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-.sectional view. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View showing a different'form of rail. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view and\sh'owing a modification.

Similar letters of reference designate correresponding parts in all-of the figures.

A A2V designate two adjacent railroad-rail sections arranged in line to form a portion of a track. j

B designates an angle-chair having a base b', an upright b2, and an angle-brace h3. This angle-chair is long enonghto receive the end portions of the two rail-sections A A2.

On one side ofthe rail-sections is a fishplate O, preferably of the kind known as an angle fish-plate, having a ange c', adapted to bear upon theange 'forming one Vside Within the fish-plate or channel-bar D is a block E of packing material, preferably of wood. Bolts F' pass through the fish-plates C and D and webs of the rail-sections, the block of packing material E, and the upright of the chair B.

F designates a raiser-plate. This raiser- 5o plate may be the same length as the anglechair B or shorter, in which case there would be a plurality of raiser-plates employed under eachv angle-chair. 'The raiser-plate F is provided with a supporting-face f, a base f', and preferably with lugs or iianges f2, by means of which the raiser-plate may be secured to a railroad-tie. The supporting-face f is. inclined, so as to cant or tilt the rail, and

the angle-chair is retained thereon by fianges 4.' The two tracks will'therefore be tilted or eanted toward each other. j j

f3 designates bolts or rivets which secure or hold the angle-chair and raiser-plate together. Y

In addition to the raiser-plate having the inclined supporting-face lI'may employ a cradle G. (See Figwi.) The cradle G rests'on the base b of the angle-chair and is particularly advantageous when bull-head rails are employed in the. track. vWhen va cradle G is employed, the height of the'raiser-plate is reduced. The bolts or rivets fs secure the cradle G, angle-chair B, and raiser-plate F together.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the form of rail employed is the usual T-rail. In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown ,my invention in connection with a bull-head rail A3. When bull-head rails are employed, the iiange c preferably its about the Iiange of the rail in the manner shown in the drawings.-

While I have only shown provision for tilting or canting the rail-sections in the construction of the raiser-plate, yet it is my intention to cover all constructions which will be the obvious equivalents.

Having thus. described my invention, following is wh-at I claim .as new.:

l. The combination with afrailroad -Tail joint comprising fish-plates and an anglechair, a raiser-platemhaving an inclinedssupporting-face in which the rail-joint rests, and projections upon said raiser-plate for securing the face of the angle-chair in position thereon. A

2. In a rail-joint, the combination'with the the `rail ends to be joined, of an angle-chair adapt- Ioo n a block of packing material Iitted within the hollow of the channel-bar and resting against the upright, a fish-plate on the opposite side of the rail also spanning the joint between the rail ends to be joined and bolts passing through both plates, the packing and the upright of the angle-chair, to secure the parts together.

3. A rail-joint, comprising a raiser-plate having an inclined supporting-surface and retaining-anges, an angle-chair supported upon the inclined surface of the raiser-plate and retained thereon by the said flanges, and fish-plates spanning the joint and secured to the chair, for substantially the purposes set forth.

4. A rail joint, comprising a raiser plate having an inclined supporting-surface, an angle-chair supported thereon, means for securing the raiser-plate and chair together, and fish-plates spanning the joint, for substantially the purposes set forth.

5. A rail joint, comprising a raiser-plate having an inclined supporting-surface, an angle-chair supported thereon, a cradle for the rails resting on the base of the angle-chair, and fish-plates spanning the joint and secured to the chair, for substantially the purposes set forth.

6. The combination with the meeting ends of rails, a suitable support for the same, and means for maintaining said rail ends in alineinent, of a raiser-plate having an inclined supporting-surface for the said rail-support,

and means for securing the raiserplate and support, together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

7. Thecombination with the meeting ends of rails, a suitable support for the same, and means for maintaining said rail ends in alinement, of a raiser-plate having an inclined supporting-surface, and a cradle for the railsupport resting upon the raiser-plate, for substantially the purposes set forth.

8. The combination with the meeting ends of rails, a suitable support for the same, and means for maintaining said rail ends in alinement, of a raiser-plate having an inclined supporting-surface for the said rail-support, and means for securing the support-cradle and raiser-plate together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

9. The combination with the meeting ends of rails, a suitable support for the same, and means for maintaining said rail ends in alinement, of a raiser-plate having an inclined supporting-surface for the said rail-support, and retaining -ianges extending upwardly from the raiser-plate, for substantially the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE A. WEBER.

Witnesses:

GEO. E. CRUSE, K. G. LE ARD. 

